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CFP Playoff selections

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This bowl season is shaping up to be quite interesting. Only one local college football team is headed to post-season play, and three schools have declined bowl invitations. The Oklahoma Sooners will be hosting a College Football Playoff game against Alabama on Dec. 21. This is not a bowl game, but rather a post-season game…

OU came from behind to stay in playoff contention

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It wasn’t pretty, but the Oklahoma Sooners accomplished what they needed in order to secure a spot in the College Football Playoffs. The Sooners came from behind and had to overcome three interceptions, to beat LSU 17-13 Saturday at Gaylord Family – Memorial Stadium in Norman. The Sooners who are now 10-2 overall, 6-2 in…

Turnovers doom OSU in close loss to Iowa State

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With a 20-13 loss to Iowa State on Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium, a horrible season for the Oklahoma State Cowboys has come to an end. Oklahoma State finishes with a record of 1-11 overall, 0-9 in the Big 12. The Cyclones are 8-4 overall and 5-4 in the Big 12 and are headed to…

Hurricane suffer 4th Quarter loss to the Blazers

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On a cold and windy Saturday afternoon, with the sun peaking out of the clouds for just one quarter of play, the UAB Blazers defeated the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 31-24, at H.A. Chapman Stadium. With the win, UAB finishes the season with a 4-8 record overall and 2-6 in the American Athletic Conference. Tulsa finishes…

OSU hires new head coach

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Oklahoma State Director of Athletics Chad Weiberg announced last week that he had found a replacement for football head coach Mike Gundy. OSU has hired Eric Morris, the current head coach at North Texas. “Today begins the next era of Oklahoma State Football,” Weiberg said in a statement. “I am thrilled to introduce Eric Morris,…

Sooners defeat Missouri, hold on to #8 ranking

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Oklahoma moved another step closer to securing a spot in the College Football Playoff, by defeating Missouri, 17-6, Saturday at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. The Sooners (9-2, 5-2 SEC, No. 8 CFP) were coming off road wins at Tennessee and Alabama. This was the team’s their third straight victory over a…

UCF comes back to beat OSU Oklahoma hosts LSU on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on ABC

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A great first half followed by a horrible second half, led to Oklahoma State losing again. This time it was UCF taking advantage of the Cowboys second half foibles and winning 17-14 at the Acrisure Bounce House Saturday, in Orlando. Oklahoma State is now 1-10 overall and 0-8 in the Big 12. UCF improved to…

Hurricane comes from behind to defeat Army

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Army carried an 11-point lead into the fourth quarter, but the Tulsa Golden Hurricane came from behind to win, 26-25, Saturday at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y. It was the first American Conference win for head coach Tre Lamb. Tulsa was a 10-point underdog coming into the game and had lost 10 consecutive American…

Tulsa beats Oregon State

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This was the type of performance University of Tulsa fans have been waiting for. The Golden Hurricane offense looked sharp and the defense was stellar, defeating Oregon State 31-14 Saturday afternoon at H.A. Chapman Stadium. This was the first time these two programs have faced each other. With the nonconference win, Tulsa improved to 3-7…

Cowboys overturned by Wildcats

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If it wasn’t for their turnovers, Oklahoma State might have beat Kansas State, however, the Wildcats took advantage of the Cowboys’ turnovers to defeat OSU, 14-6 on Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater. “Hard-fought game, hard-fought win; didn’t play very well offensively throughout the day,” said Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman. “Give Oklahoma…